Calamity befell when scores of passengers were burnt beyond recognition following a motor accident along the Yangoji-Gwagwalada Road in Abuja, on Sunday, September 18. According to Dauda Biu, the acting corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who confirmed the accident stated that at least 19 persons were killed in the auto crash while Read More…
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10 IDPs in Edo camp graduate from tertiary institutions
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at Uhogua near Benin has produced no fewer than 10 graduates from various tertiary institutions across the country. Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, the Coordinator of the camp, disclosed this on Sunday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The number represents eight of the IDPs Read More…
Early marriage: UNICEF pushes for compulsory education of girl-child
Mr. Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Country Representative to Nigeria, has said that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advocated for the compulsory education of the girl-child as a protection mechanism from forced early marriage. He stated this when he appeared as a special guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) interview programme, Forum, in Read More…
Two arrested for allegedly attacking policeman in Lagos
Two employees of a transport company, have been arrested by the Lagos Police force for allegedly attacking an officer on duty. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officers (PRO), in a statement confirmed the arrest on Friday. Hundeyin said that the offence was committed at 7:00 a.m. against one Insp. Rowland Uankhehi, on Read More…
21-year-old ‘one-way’ driver arraigned for manslaughter in Lagos
Shola Yusuf, a 21-year-old driver, on Friday, appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for reportedly driving in a reckless manner and killing a pedestrian. Mr. Yusuf, whose address was not provided, was charged by the police with four counts bordering on reckless driving and manslaughter. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Read More…
EFCC arrests man for attempted $17.5m fraud in Lagos
Olabanji Aluko, a suspected fraudster, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged $17.5million advance fee fraud. Aluko, who claimed to be a driver, was arrested, at a popular eatery in Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, September 8, 2022. The suspect claimed he had set a meeting with a Read More…
Stop vandalising public property in Lagos – LASIMRA warns
Residents of Lagos state have been cautioned by the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) against the vandalism of government property, saying offenders will be arrested and prosecuted according to the law. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, the General Manager, LASIMRA, speaking at the organised press conference programmed to officially announce the third annual stakeholder’s conference Read More…
NSCDC Operatives Discovers Illegal Mining Site in Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has said it discovered an illegal mining site during its midweek operations. Eweka Okoro, the State Agency Commandant, in a brief statement, said its agents were carrying out a search when they uncovered the location in the Ijede axis of Ikorodu. Okoro, while condemning the Read More…
Return to original building plan, Lagos developers told
Test ordered on distressed 1004 estate building Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), has instructed owners/developers of buildings under construction that have surpassed the approved building plan to return to the original plan approved and granted to them by the state government. The LASBCA said that the Read More…
LAWMA to shut down filthy Ladipo, Oyingbo markets indefinitely
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that, from next Thursday, Ladipo and Oyingbo markets would be shut down indefinitely. This is a result of irresponsible waste dumping, refusal to pay for waste services and general poor waste management situation at the markets. Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO, noted that the distasteful environmental Read More…